Lesson Plan Assignment

Goal: Teacher candidates(TCs) will create a lesson plan for their specific certificate area, using college templates and pedagogical resources. TCs will incorporate knowledge of students’ needs based on learning and development theory to develop a coherent plan with specific goals based on state frameworks.

Requirements: You will submit a lesson plan to match your licensure area. Plan for a classroom where you are teaching your dream class at your dream school with your dream subject/topic. Use your specific college’s template if known, otherwise use the UCA middle-level template or Department of Teaching & Learning MAT template with additional planning requirements as provided below. If you use a different template, include source and rationale.

The lesson plan must have the following: grade level, subject, lesson goal, matching state frameworks, essential question, assessment plan including both formative and summative plan, specific activities for a 50 minute class period.

For this course, some specific requirements include the following: a plan analysis that describes two specific students who will benefit from specific activities in the lesson (one advanced and one challenged), a specific cultural diversity present that is provided attention in the lesson, a general description of the students, school, and general needs of student body/class. How does this lesson match local, state and national standards for this subject area? Also, describe three ways that you get to know your students before planning this lesson. Describe how you communicate with parents either in preparation for the lesson or in conjunction with the lesson. Describe resources used in planning or implementing your plan; it is good to demonstrate awareness of school and community resources. Finally, how will you know before this lesson that the students are ready for this lesson?

SCORING

10%       hardcopy, neat, on time, with title, TC name, and resources/references

10%       students’ needs described (academic and affective)

10%       clear description of knowledge of students (two specific needs); share how you get to know them and become aware of their readiness fir this lesson at this time)

10%       description of standards and appropriate for lesson

10%       clear student-centered goals and coherent lesson

10%       lesson engages students in higher order thinking skills

10%       assessment plan included with attachments and plan for using results

10%       plan specific enough for a substitute to follow

10%       clear description of parental and/or community involvement (preparation, activity, homework)

10%       clearly noted how a theory/theorist informs the lesson